WPZoom Themes Review – WordPress Framework and TechCompass Theme

Well, this will be my first review of a premium WordPress theme on this blog, the WPZoom Review.

I’ve the luck to test the WPzoom Themes and Framework along with the TechCompass Theme.

The WPZoom Framework is a solid base and you’ve a good variety of functional themes to choose from. You’ve themes for: Business, Magazine/News, Portfolio, Multimedia and some Free options.

Obviously, you install the theme as any other theme: upload the zip file, activate and done.
It has also automatic updates; I updated the framework and really it was 1 click, super easy.

Without further ado, let’s go into the meaty details!

WPzoom Review – Framework

WPzoom Themes Pros

• General WP theme settings with options of adding: logo, favicon, feed url, twitter and search form in the header
• Global posts control excerpt length (if it is allowed), show thumbnail, read more, show date/time, etc.

• Single posts control: date/time, category, author, show related posts, share buttons, etc
• Homepage with the slider complete options

• Styling with a complete control in colors of fonts, backgrounds, link hovers, etc.
• Tailored recent posts and recent comments
• Insertion of a banner after the first post

•  Possibility of adding a sidebar and insert banners into it

• SEO basic features – you don’t need additional plugin, except you delve deep into the SEO theme
• Social sharing widget incorporated – you don’t need an additional plugin, unless you want another style to display your social buttons.
• Custom code: Header code and Footer code & Analytics
• Import export of Theme options, good to transport the data to another site
• Import export of Widgets
• Facebook widget
• Add recent flickr images with a special widget

WPzoom Themes Cons

Font size: I can change the size, but not the type of fonts, at least without touching internal code. Sometimes you need to put different fonts to avoid monotony for the reader, but I couldn’t change them.

Update: After the TechCompass 1.1 update to the latest version 1.1.2, now it’s possible to style the fonts in family and bold/italic, etc.

The WPZoom Framework is applicable to all the themes, being a robust piece of software with several customizations without coding.
WPzoom themes have detailed tutorials, documentation and custom features depending on the theme you choose.

TechCompass Theme, Points to Highlight:

Sincerely, I like this specific theme for its functionality, presence and flexibility. Here are some features to underline:

• Double menu – nice addition, I want it for my own blog
• Related posts widget is an interesting option that avoids you to install a plugin for that function. At this review, in my test site is working fine, I don’t know for blogs with tons of posts, the results of the related posts how can it works in terms of precision.
• There is a very good documentation available for this theme, and for the other themes.

Overall, TechCompass theme is a good option for bloggers and entrepreneurs.

While I was doing the exploration of the Framework and TechCompass theme, I had some doubts and I found the answers in the general documentation. Therefore, I didn’t need any contact to support.

WPzoom Review – WordPress Theme Prices:

Standard Theme License, each Wpzoom WP theme costs $69 (one time fee), 1 free bonus extra theme, full support, No Photoshop layered files.

Developer Theme License, $149 (one time fee), with unlimited domain uses, 2 free bonus extra themes, full support and Photoshop layered files.

There are other options like an access to all the themes for $9 /month, more one $199 sign-up fee, but I think the former 2 options suit the necessities of most of the users.

$69 is a pretty reasonable price according to the actual market, and worth it compared to other WordPress premium themes that are more expensive. Besides, you’ve access to a free extra bonus theme of your choice – in other words, you get 2 themes for $69.

WPZoom have themes for all the tastes, here are some additional examples:

WPZoom Business Themes

Petit – ideal for recipe websites.
Petit Demo

Bizpress – perfect for companies, organizations or business-like sites.
BizPress Demo

Business Bite – a professional theme for business and portfolio sites.
Business Bite Demo

WPZoom Magazine / News Themes

Momentum – modern, clean responsive magazine WordPress theme suitable to any type of project.
Momentum Theme Demo

TechCompass (already showed before)
TechCompass Theme Demo

Yamidoo Magazine 2.0 – perfect for blogging, or any type of informative website.
Yamidoo Magazine Demo

WPZoom Portfolio Themes

Graphix – ideal for portfolio/personal sites with a beautiful design.
Graphix Demo

Virtuoso – a classic portfolio and flexible WordPress theme.
Virutoso Theme Demo

Polaris – a photography/personal modern theme with a layout to highlight your photos.
Polaris Demo

WPZoom Multimedia Themes

Elastik – a stunning theme in a fluid grid that is flexible and responsive.
Elastik Theme Demo

Videozoom – the name is explicit, an elegant WP theme ready for your videos.
Videozoom Demo

Photonote – advanced photo & video theme offering unique ways to show photos, videos or blog posts.
PhotoNote Theme Demo

Certainly, one WordPress theme can belong to several categories, so take time, have a cup of coffee and visit WPZoom Themes exploring their entire portfolio

I hope you enjoyed this WPZoom Review!